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Tally Board.

No. 243,053. Patented June 21,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J. BADDELEY, OF NAPA, CALIFORNIA.

TALLY-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,053, dated June 21, 1881.

Application filed September 25, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY J. BADDELEY, of 'Napa, in the county of Napa and State of California, have invented a new and useful Tallying-Machine, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of machines or apparatus in which notches or scores are cut for tallying games, ballots, &c.; and the object of my invention is to provide a means whereby the number of votes or games can be readily and correctly ascertained as the same are called off. I accomplish this object by the machine or apparatus illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of my machine or apparatus with lower portion broken away. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of operatingkey and toothed rack. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of rack, showing the holes between the teeth thereof. Fig. 4is a bottom view of rack, guides, spring, and toothed tallying-wheel. Fig. 5 is a cross-section of ways and sliding rack.

I construct my tallying-board of any suitable material, and at intervals of space are out the slots A A, having the necessary scores B B out along the faces thereof. Back ofthese slot-s I connect ways 0, in which the toothed rack D operates, it being held in place by the cross plates E. A pin or indicating-wheel, F, is also placed at the rear end of each slot, and is operated by the flat spring-arm G as the toothed rack approaches the end of the slot. Thehead of the slot is provided with an enlarged opening, to one side of which is hinged the keycarrying box H, which, when closed, shuts down upon the toothed rack. This box contains the operating-key a, provided with a point, I), which enters the holes b of the rack, to hold and keep it in position as each tallying is made. Each of the keys is also provided with a pawl, c, and spring cl, the end of the pawl engaging in the teeth of the rack, and the spring presses it down as the rack is advanced notch by notch.

To the end of the pin on which the key is pivoted is attached a hammer, c, which strikes the gong f as each movement of the key is made, and therack advances forward one tooth. Each rack is provided near its forward end (N0 model.)

with an index-finger, g, that projects through the slot A and indicates the position of the rack with relation to the score B.

In practice the name of a candidate or player is attached to or near the head of each slot on the face of the board or frame, and as the teller calls out the name the operator presses the key, which moves the toothed rack one point or tooth forward, which is indicated by the score on the plate and indicating-point at the end of the toothed rack.

The drawings do not represent the scale B as it is in the working-machine,only a portion of the dividing-lines of the scale being shown, in order that crowding of the lines may be avoided. Myintention is to have a scale numbered from 0 to 100, inclusive.

To place the m achinein position to commence operations, each rack is drawn outward until the index-finger 9 stands at 0 and the indicating-wheel F is turned so that the O on its face is visible through the opening made in the tally-board for that purpose. The face of this wheel is provided with figures or numerals, from 1 to 10, inclusive. Upon the first score or count beingmade known the operator causes the index-finger onthe rack to be moved one notch forward. It willthen stand opposite the figure 1 upon the scale. This is repeated until the number 100 has been reaehed,when the spring-arm G will simultaneouslyengage with a tooth upon the pin or indicating-wheel F and move it one point, thus displaying the figure 1 through the opening in the tally-board, and so on until the number 10 upon the wheel has been reached and shown, which would indicate that ten times one hundred had been counted. Thenumbers remaining over before or after any hundred has been counted are indicated on the scale B by the position of the index-finger g. At every movement of the key the hammer will strike one against the gong orbell, which gives additional warning that amovement has been made of the toothed rack opposite the name which has been called by the teller. hen the end of the score is reached the key-box is folded back and the rack drawn out until the indicating-fingerg at the end of theraek stands opposite the first notch of the score, when the action and movements are again repeated.

By this means it is believed that aless numher of tallying-clerks will be required at elections on counting the ballots and a much more rapid and accurate count will be had than by any other means yet discovered.

5 Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a slotted tallyingboard provided with scores or tally-marks and to a gong, of a movable toothed rack provided with an index-finger, an operating-key contained in a hinged box, and having a hammer attached to the pin on which it is pivoted, and an indicating-wheel operated by a flat spring I 5 arm, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with a tallyingboard having slots A and scores B, of the toothed racks D, moving in ways 0 0, connected by cross-plates E E, and provided with spring-arms G, the hinged box H, containing an operating- 20 key, (0, provided with tooth I), pawl c, and sprin g d, and the indicating-wheel F, provided with numerals, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I 25 have hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th day of August, 1880.

HENRY J. BADDELEY. [L.

Witnesses G. W. M. SMITH, CHAS. E. KELLY. 

